[Epidemiology of emergency consultations for acute urine retention].

CONCLUSION: Men consulting emergency for AUR are 72 years old, with a globe volume of 942mL. Thirty-three percent have a history of BPH, with a prostate treatment like alpha-blockers type. Almost all patients were treated with a bladder catheter and the majority was treated externally. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4. PMID: 29337127 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Progres en Urologie - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Prog Urol Source Type: research